§ 602.9203

602.9203 Senior judgeship requirements — appointment and term. 1. A supreme court judge, court of appeals judge, district judge, district associate judge, full-time associate juvenile judge, or full-time associate probate judge, who qualifies undersubsection 2 may become a senior judge by filing with the clerk of the supreme court a writtenelection in the form specified by the supreme court. The election shall be filed within sixmonths of the date of retirement. 2. A judicial officer referred to in subsection 1 may be appointed, at the discretion of the supreme court, for a two-year term as a senior judge if the judicial officer meets all of thefollowing requirements: a. Retires from office on or after July 1, 1977, whether or not the judicial officer is of mandatory retirement age. b. Meets the minimum requirements for entitlement to an annuity as specified in section 602.9106. However, a judge who elects to retire prior to attaining the age of sixty-five andwho has not had twenty years of consecutive service, may serve as a senior judge, but shallnot be paid an annuity pursuant to section 602.9204 until attaining age sixty-five. c.

age of sixty-five andwho has not had twenty years of consecutive service, may serve as a senior judge, but shallnot be paid an annuity pursuant to section 602.9204 until attaining age sixty-five. c. Agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the supreme court to be available as long as the judicial officer is a senior judge to perform judicial duties as assigned by the supremecourt for an aggregate period of thirteen weeks out of each successive twelve-month period. d. Submits evidence to the satisfaction of the supreme court that as of the date of retirement the judicial officer does not suffer from a permanent physical or mental disabilitywhich would substantially interfere with the performance of duties agreed to underparagraph 'c' of this subsection. e. Submits evidence to the satisfaction of the supreme court that since the date of retirement the judicial officer has not engaged in the practice of law. 3. The clerk of the supreme court shall maintain a book entitled 'Roster of Senior Judges', and shall enter in the book the name of each judicial officer who files a timely election undersubsection 1 and qualifies under subsection 2.

shall maintain a book entitled 'Roster of Senior Judges', and shall enter in the book the name of each judicial officer who files a timely election undersubsection 1 and qualifies under subsection 2. A person shall be a senior judge upon entry ofthe person’s name in the roster of senior judges and until the person becomes a retired seniorjudge as provided in section 602.9207, or until the person’s name is stricken from the rosterof senior judges as provided in section 602.9208, or until the person dies. 4. The supreme court shall cause each senior judge on the roster to actually perform judicial duties during each successive twelve-month period. 5. a. A senior judge may be reappointed to additional two-year terms, at the discretion of the supreme court, if the judicial officer meets the requirements of subsection 2. b. A senior judge may be reappointed to a one-year term upon attaining seventy-eight years of age and to a succeeding one-year term, at the discretion of the supreme court, if thejudicial officer meets the requirements of subsection 2. [C81, §605A.23]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.920385 Acts, ch 94, §1, 2; 89 Acts, ch 162, §1; 95 Acts, ch 145, §1, 2; 2002 Acts,

, if thejudicial officer meets the requirements of subsection 2. [C81, §605A.23]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.920385 Acts, ch 94, §1, 2; 89 Acts, ch 162, §1; 95 Acts, ch 145, §1, 2; 2002 Acts, ch 1135, §57; 2006 Acts, ch 1091, §22; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §150; 2011 Acts, ch 78, §6 – 8 Referred to in §602.9202, 602.9204, 602.9206 Sat Dec 23 11:17:02 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 602.9203 (20, 0)